feeding left over rice?

[bduke]

I have some month old chicks and some day old cooked rice ........... can I feed it to them?

 

[browland84]

I'm not positive but I'd say no. I've heard bad things about birds eating rice. I wouldn't try it.

 

[Blooie]

I'm not positive but I'd say no. I've heard bad things about birds eating rice. I wouldn't try it.

Um, oops.

 

[bobbi-j]

Mine have eaten left over cooked rice with no problems. I believe it's uncooked rice that could cause issues.

 

[Blooie]

Mine have eaten left over cooked rice with no problems. I believe it's uncooked rice that could cause issues.

Whew!

 

[gunnysmom611]

I have always heard that cooked rice is fine because it has already absorbed water. The problem is with uncooked because they eat it and it begins to soak up liquid from the stomach and it swells too much.

 

[petalumapaul]

My chicks are 3 and a half weeks old.
Every day I give them a nice snack, cooked rice, hard boiled egg and yogurt.
They love it.

 

[donrae]

Cooked rice is fine, and the birds can probably digest it without grit. Uncooked rice is also fine for birds to eat, it does not swell when eaten. But they'd need grit to digest it.

 

[jbtcajun]

I have heard this about uncooked rice. Some have even not used rice at weddings fearing harming the birds. All I know is birds (chicken included) will absolutely ravish a rice field at harvest time and they have no problems.

 

[gunnysmom611]

I have heard this about uncooked rice. Some have even not used rice at weddings fearing harming the birds. All I know is birds (chicken included) will absolutely ravish a rice field at harvest time and they have no problems.

I am a wedding photographer and I have seen a lot of brides turning away from having rice thrown for this reason, whether or not it's an issue I don't know but better to be safe than sorry.